MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Jung called to order the Regular Meeting of the Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Director McKeon led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Director Casey McKeon City of Huntington Beach Director Tammy Kim City of Irvine
Director Kathleen Treseder City of Irvine
Vice Chair Susan Sonne City of Buena Park
Chair Fred Jung City of Fullerton
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS – None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – None.
6. DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS & REPORTS ON CONFERENCES/EVENTS
ATTENDED
Vice Chair Sonne reported that she attended the CalCCA Annual Conference.
Director Treseder reported that she and Director Kim held a Coffee and Conversation event in Irvine and CEO Mosca provided the state of OCPA.
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE
Chair Ziemer provided the report from their April 8, 2024, Committee Meeting.
She further reported that she and Committee Member Futch had also attended the CalCCA Annual Conference.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION
Director Kim made the motion, seconded by Director Treseder to:
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Approve consent calendar items 8.1 – 8.6.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Treseder,
Director Kim, Director McKeon
Noes: None
Absent: None
1. MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 19, 2024 Action Taken:
Approved as submitted.
2. RISK OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE UPDATE
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
3. REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
4. APPROVE UPDATES COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
Action Taken:
Approved updates to the Community Advisory Committee Membership Criteria, including a proposed attendance policy.
5. AUTHORIZE USE OF VARIOUS TELECONFERENCING OPTIONS
UNDER THE BROWN ACT
Action Taken:
Authorized the Board of Directors and Committee members to use any manner of teleconferencing legally and logistically available under the Brown Act, including teleconferencing under AB 2449 (2022).
6. APPROVE AMENDED POLICY NO. 18, INVESTMENT POLICY
Action Taken:
Approved Amendment to Policy No. 18, Investment Policy.
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9. REGULAR CALENDAR
1. APPROVE FURNITURE AND INSTALLATION SERVICE AGREEMENT Regulatory and Legislative Manager Halligan provided a brief summary of this item.
Chair Jung asked if the Calpine subsidy would cover most of this agreement.
CEO Mosca confirmed that Calpine’s $200,000 subsidy would cover most of this agreement.
Director Kim made the motion, seconded by Vice Chair Sonne to:
Authorize the CEO to execute agreements with GM Business Interiors for Furniture and Installation Services with a not-to-exceed amount of $250,000, in accordance with OCPA’s Procurement Policy regarding Cooperative Agreements.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Treseder,
Director Kim, Director McKeon
Noes: None
Absent: None
2. RATIFY RATES EFFECTIVE MARCH 20, 2024
CFO Law provided a brief summary of this item.
Director Kim left the dais at 10:18 a.m. and returned at 10:21 a.m.
Vice Chair Sonne made the motion, seconded by Director Treseder to:
Ratify rates effective March 20, 2024.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 4-0-1 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne,
Director Treseder, Director McKeon
Noes: None
Absent: Director Kim
3. APPROVAL OF OCPA SALARY GRADES AND EMPLOYEE SALARY
RANGES, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM UPDATES, AND
EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL POLICIES MANUAL UPDATES
CFO Law provided a brief summary of this item.
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Chair Jung requested that the item be tabled until the Budget Ad Hoc Committee can review the proposed items. He would like to only have the Power Resources Director's salary be approved.
Director Treseder would like to invest in the existing employees.
Chair Jung made the motion, seconded by Director Kim to:
1. Approve the OCPA Salary Grade and Employee Salary Range as proposed for the position of Power Resources Director only as listed on Attachment 1. The remaining positions would be addressed after the Budget Ad Hoc Committee reviewed the figures.
2. Approve updates and revisions to the OCPA Employee Benefits Program, as proposed in Attachment 2.
3. Approve modifications to OCPA’s Employee Personnel Policies Manual, as specified in Attachment 3.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Treseder,
Director Kim, Director McKeon
Noes: None
Absent: None
4. CREATION OF BUDGET AND FINANCE AD-HOC COMMITTEE FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF FY2024/25 BUDGET AND 5-YEAR PROJECTION
CFO Law provided a brief summary of this item.
Chair Jung requested volunteers for this Budget Ad Hoc Committee. Vice Chair Sonne and Director Kim requested to be on this committee and were appointed by Chair Jung.
Vice Chair Sonne made the motion, seconded by Director Treseder to:
Establish a temporary ad-hoc advisory committee related to development of FY2024/25 Budget and 5-Year Projection and appoint Vice Chair Sonne and Director Kim to the committee.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Treseder,
Director Kim, Director McKeon
Noes: None
Absent: None
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5. FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 BUDGET FRAMEWORK
CFO Law provided a brief summary of this item.
Chair Jung thanked CFO Law and the staff for their great work.
Director Kim also had questions on the additional proposed positions but would hold them for the Budget Ad Hoc Committee.
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
10. STAFF REPORT
CEO Mosca provided several highlights from his agenda staff report. He further reported that the Strategic Plan Workshop would be held after the May 21, 2024, Board Meeting.
He was informed that the CalCCA Annual Conference was well attended and had great topics and networking opportunities. He further reported that the Request for Proposals for the Community Power Plan was on the website.
Director Treseder requested that staff contact environmental justice communities to participate in the Community Power Plan process.
11. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chair Jung adjourned the April 30, 2024, Orange County Power Authority Board Regular meeting at 11:08 a.m.
Submitted by:
Pat Jacquez-Nares, Authority Secretary